Tech Central: Legal Tech Round-Up

We continue our review of interesting and unique legal tech issues. Here are some recent developments we are watching.

Tech trouble in the workplace

Employers have long struggled with policies for allowing employee Internet use on workplace networks. Historically, the focus has been on preventing time-theft and guarding against liability issues. But a new concern is on the rise: limited bandwidth. Many companies are seeing their monthly bandwidth limits stretched as employees spend time surfing, watching videos and streaming music on their workplace computers. And in many cases, the use of such tools may be integral to the actual work being done. Now, rather than simply providing general policies and guidelines, many employers are finding the need to block specific media sites like Netflix, Pandora and YouTube.